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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning have made it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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